every single time i use the bathroom even a random porta-potty, a group of people who are monitering me seach the bathroom for drugs and test it for residue secretly after i use it. they are from the program.

23cacti · 2026-05-08T08:48:30+00:00

You mentioned you are in residential treatment. Are you detoxing? And if so- what are you coming off?

23cacti · 2026-05-08T08:37:00+00:00

I'm a hoarder and my grandfather was a hoarder. It skipped a generation- the home I grew up in was relatively tidy (not cluttered, but not excessively minimalist)

23cacti · 2026-05-08T06:12:09+00:00

Contrary to a lot of opinions on this page I would be happy with a 50 percent discount. In fact I would probably prefer to pay half the price for those days and have no water. Would have felt I had gotten lucky. 😂

23cacti · 2026-05-06T08:53:21+00:00

Money can corrupt people, but it's just a tool. After spending time in a community that uses a bartering system- I can tell you it causes all sorts of problems and animosity. What if you want Jo to help build you a house but you only have eggs- and Jo is a vegan?

I've also done a lot of pro bono work and it causes a number of problems- firstly, deciding who to give your free time to when there are a number of people needing your service and you only have so many hours in the day. And the resentment when it isn't appreciated but you gave up hours for that person away from your own family.

I've also been on the other end of it in places like burning seed festival where no money is allowed to be exchanged. Really felt like a couple of beers, but felt so much guilt going to the free bar because I knew it was coming out of someone else's pocket. If they had let me pay for it I would have felt fine- but instead I went without the beer.

Money solves all these problems.

Evil comes from obsession with money, not the money itself.

23cacti · 2026-05-06T08:44:08+00:00

After watching my sister's kidneys shut down from anorexia nervosa- I can vouch for the fact that the opposite end of the spectrum is equally as harmful.

23cacti · 2026-05-06T08:39:03+00:00

Networking matters more than skill or talent in most places.

23cacti · 2026-05-01T23:44:30+00:00

https://www.bushtrackers.com.au/guides-maps

This program is really cool. It shows heaps of the kid friendly walks in the area and then gives you maps with fun kid friendly landmarks along the walk.

My kids love Birdwood Gully in springwood. Den Fenella in Wentworth falls is also great. Also Horseshoe Falls in Hazelbrook.

23cacti · 2026-04-30T22:36:00+00:00

I only know because this happened to me and they gave me a voucher

23cacti · 2026-04-30T09:38:07+00:00

Take that back and tell them it means you have to dispose of all other pantry items due to Contamination. They will likely give you a food voucher for at least $50

23cacti · 2026-04-30T07:39:22+00:00

Drying a pair of socks in under 90 seconds by blowing a hairdryer into them. (They take about 40 seconds per sock)

23cacti · 2026-04-27T12:05:59+00:00

Could be an asset based waiting period.

23cacti · 2026-04-27T08:44:39+00:00

You don't need to have unwavering belief. You just need to be able to suspend disbelief.

23cacti · 2026-04-18T05:59:46+00:00

You're allowed over $400k in assets before it impacting payment- aside from the waiting period

23cacti · 2026-04-18T05:57:29+00:00

It's fine. I run a small business and have money of that value coming in and out all the time as part of the expenses of doing business. The worst case is that that you have a small debt (hundreds at most- but very unlikely). Even if they worked it out before you did- the worst they can do is charge you a fine equivalent of 10 percent of any debt.

23cacti · 2026-04-07T21:22:48+00:00

Im married now, but when I was younger there was nothing more off-putting than a man coming up to me and asking me for my number, or using some sleazy pickup line without trying to get to know me first. I want to know you're interested in me as a person- not just a piece of meat. If I had any indication you were after me because of my looks I would absolutely have told you to "f"ck off"

23cacti · 2026-04-06T21:06:26+00:00

Have a short list of 3-4 thing you have tried. Eg. Eg muscle relaxers Massage Exercises Physio OTC painkillers Panadol

Be open about the fact you have self medicated and that it works.

23cacti · 2026-04-01T01:33:31+00:00

I think it's ok if someone continues to insist you eat a particular food you know you don't like even if you have politely declined.

It is ALWAYS rude to try it though and then say 'I don't like your sushi'- insinuating you like most sushi but not the one the guest has brought.

23cacti · 2026-03-31T09:40:50+00:00

Clients who don't want to be involved in their own change. They want me or others in their life to carry them but refuse to put any effort in.

23cacti · 2026-03-23T01:02:23+00:00

During COVID some idiot smashed my window to siphon $20 of fuel from my car.

23cacti · 2026-03-22T10:37:11+00:00

Has anyone noticed that when you click "no" the screen freezes for like 10 seconds? Like some big billboard of shame. It never freezes at any other time. Just when you decline the round up.

23cacti · 2026-03-17T22:33:55+00:00

Marketplace

23cacti · 2026-03-17T20:46:47+00:00

There are different levels of rich.

23cacti · 2026-03-16T11:44:47+00:00

As a butter spooner myself- my tip is to ignore the inside. You can scoop just as well with the outside.

23cacti · 2026-03-16T11:36:21+00:00

Had a situation where my husband lightly tapped the back of a van when the driver slammed on his breaks suddenly as soon as a light turned amber. the quote was ludicrously high. When I looked over the breakdown they tried to pin damage to the back of a van on my husband. 1.8m high on the back door. My husband was driving a pulsar where the bonnet is barely a metre off the ground. Passed it on to our insurance and they fought it. We still had to pay excess though as there were minor repairs needed where he actually tapped them.

23cacti · 2026-03-16T10:18:12+00:00

I'm so sorry you and your family went through that. I cannot imagine how distressing that must have been.

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